Tag: single window

International Maritime Organization's FAL 47 Committee (13-17 March 2023) outcomes on Maritime Single Window and Port Community Systems.

At the request of Angola, IMO fielded a mission to Lobito, from 23 to 27 January 2023, to assess progress made in the implementation of the IMO-Singapore "Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) Project".

BIMCO and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) teamed up with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its headquarters in London to discuss opportunities and hurdles for the Maritime Single Window.

By 1 January 2024, the single window for data exchange is to become mandatory in ports around the world, marking a significant step in the acceleration of digitalisation in shipping, and BIMCO provides FAQs for further clarification.

IMO’s Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory.

On 1 January 2024, the maritime single window (MSW) for data exchange between ship and shore will become mandatory in ports around the world. To facilitate the process, IAPH has teamed up with BIMCO and the IMO secretariat in a campaign that will raise awareness about the benefits of the maritime single window concept.

EMSA published the results of a programme for the “promotion of interoperability between industry and competent authorities in the European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe) under the CISE Process”.

EMSA published an infographic explaining the European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe).

IMO's Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory in ports around the world, marking a significant step in the acceleration of digitalization in shipping.

IMO-Singapore project to implement digital ship clearance system in the Port of Lobito, Angola, with the aim to support more ports in future.